n-Computing Set-upsusing MCPS furniture

Tables & Chairs

• Rectangular 30”D x 72”W, may be TM w/ wire storage or plain table

• Trapezoid, 57” long side x 34” short side x 30” diagonal side

• Kidney, 72” long side (24” flat + 24” concave + 24” flat), length from teacher seat to student seats varies 24” – 40”

• Teacher’s AV computer table on wheels, 36”W x 30”D

• TM table for 2 computers, 48”W x 30”D

• Chair, 31”H x 18”W at legs, upper elementary

• Chair, 28”H x 16”W at legs, lower elementary

On TM table 48” x 30” Impossible!

Trapezoid end seat very tight- Only 6” from mouse to next keyboard. 99” long

Trapezoids turned outward – Same mouse room but better shoulder room. 114” long

4 won’t fit 72” table. No room for mice or chairs.

72” table leaves only 4” for mouse room.Adding trapezoid works, but leaves spare space. 129” long

72” w/ one turned on end & Tchr’s AV table. 6” mouse room, + good shoulder rm. 102” & 32” for students

sitting at ends = 134” long.

24” Student desk too tight- Need 30”w for keyboard & mouse

Larger chairs won’t work at Kidney table One doesn’t fit between table legs

Kidney table w/ smaller chairs good.11” mouse room. 100” wide incl. kids sitting on ends.

Using both sides of 72” table. 9” mouse, good shoulder room. Must place perpendicular to wall (NOT as shown)

Using both sides of 72” table. 9” mouse, good shoulder room. Must conquer wire management, but doable(?)

Table designed for n-Computers, 48”L x 36”D. (Perpendicular to wall.) Minimal instrusion into room & good wire management via 2 cord holes, but mouse room estimated at 4”. Stools shown here add shoulder

room.

• Photo courtesy Pat Martinsen, Carderock Springs (Contact Robert Bettinger for order info.)

5 Suggested n-Computer set-ups

• Kidney table with smaller chairs, 28”H x 16”W• With larger chairs, 31”H x 18”W:–2 Trapezoids turned long side out–72” table w/ 48” or 60” TechMod table–72” table perpendicular to wall, 2

workstations on each side –48” x 36” table specially made for n-C’s

(opinions are those of the author)

With acknowledgment to Bonny Chambers-Sadler, Webmaster, for her pioneering work on n-Computers at Pine Crest ES

a Piney Branch Panther LMC production. R. Ashford, L.M.S. 8.10